cliff, and the odds are very low that we will go over that fiscal cliff. so, does this change anything in the trading community other than just not having this outlet? > > i think smart traders stay away from markets like gold and oil because volume is the key. without big volume, you don't distill that information that you need to make a decision. so, i don't think it is going to dissuade anybody. but if you really wanted to trade these markets, just like online poker, there are ways to do it, even if you are in the united states. but they are probably better to stick to the prediction business, because that is what they do best. > the statement appears on intrade's site, as he alluded to. it is calling the report of intrade's death premature, and that there are plans for a new exchange model to make it legal. hugh, any thoughts on what a new model could look like? what can they do, move to the cayman islands? > > they are in dublin right now, so i don't think a movement is what's in store. but i think what they are going to have to do is they are going t